# Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)

> A clever, moped-riding nun becomes the police's secret weapon for solving murders in 1960s England.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/119439

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: crime, mystery
- Created by: Jude Tindall
- Network: U&Drama
- Cast: Lorna Watson, Max Brown, Jerry Iwu, Miranda Raison, Ami Metcalf, Belinda Lang, Danielle Phillips, David Forest
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15407098/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: cosy, whimsical, witty, comforting, gentle

## Synopsis

Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022-present) is a British period crime series created by Jude Tindall for U&Drama, a spin-off of the Father Brown franchise. Lorna Watson plays the clever, moped-riding nun Sister Boniface, who becomes the police's secret weapon for solving murders. Max Brown appears as Sam Gillespie, one of the police officers who must work alongside her, while Jerry Iwu plays Felix Livingstone and Ami Metcalf plays Peggy Button, with Belinda Lang as Mrs Clam adding to the ensemble. The engine of each story is a fresh killing that the police cannot easily untangle, and Sister Boniface's faith, wit and nosiness let her slip past official procedure to read people and places others overlook. Episodes are self-contained case-of-the-week mysteries, and the show has run for four seasons across thirty-six episodes. Set in 1960s England among parish life, church institutions and provincial police stations, the series is a cosy crime drama with a warm, gently comic register and a steady undercurrent of religious devotion. Fans of Father Brown, Miss Marple and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries will find resonance in its blend of period charm, small-community intrigue and affectionate detective work.

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